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Fred Hechinger

Fred Hechinger

Actor, also producer · Born December 2, 1999 (26) · New York City, New York, USA

Fred Hechinger (born December 2, 1999) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Trevor in the coming-of-age film Eighth Grade, John Calley in the Western drama News of the World, and Ethan Russell in the psychological thriller The Woman in the Window. He also starred in The Fear Street Trilogy of horror films on Netflix and the first season of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fred Hechinger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 2, 1999 (26)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Fred Hechinger's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
26%
Bonds
26%
Morality
15%
Survival
14%
Society
11%
Power
6%
Ideas
1%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 6

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 7
Trickster
2 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Ally
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
6
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
4
Thrilling
5
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Fred Hechinger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fred Hechinger's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

32 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • A Long Winter(2026)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Marty Supreme(2025)

    as Troy

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Preparation for the Next Life(2025)

    as Skinner

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Pavements(2024)

    as Bob Nastanovich

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Hell of a Summer(2023)

    Producer · as Jason Hochberg

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Nickel Boys(2024)

    as Harper

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Kraven the Hunter(2024)

    as Dmitri Kravinoff

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Gladiator II(2024)

    as Emperor Caracalla

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Thelma(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Daniel

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • In the Know(2024)

    Show as Ginsberg

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Butcher's Crossing(2022)

    as Will Andrews

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Pale Blue Eye(2022)

    as Cadet Randolph Ballinger

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Pam & Tommy(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Seth Warshavsky

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Italian Studies(2021)

    Co-Producer · as Matt

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Fear Street: Part Three - 1666(2021)

    as Isaac / Simon

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The White Lotus(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Quinn Mossbacher

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Fear Street: Part Two - 1978(2021)

    as Simon Kalivoda (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Fear Street: Part One - 1994(2021)

    as Simon

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Underground Railroad(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Arnold Ridgeway

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Woman in the Window(2021)

    as Ethan Russell

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • News of the World(2020)

    as John Calley

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Let Them All Talk(2020)

    as Fred

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • David (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as David

  • Human Capital(2019)

    as Jamie Manning

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • As They Slept (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Alex

  • Vox Lux(2018)

    as Aidan

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Alex Strangelove(2018)

    as Josh

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Eighth Grade(2018)

    as Trevor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Cowboy Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Journalism 101 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Love Is Not the Answer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Cackling of the Dodos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles, 26 of them dated from 2018 to 2025; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Gladiator II (2024)

$462M worldwide

Highest rated

Eighth Grade (2018)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Kraven the Hunter (2024)

Film career

20182025

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting31 of 31: 28 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thProducing3 of 31: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

31 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2010s4 · acting2020s22 · 22 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 18 roles
1823

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Fred Hechinger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor, producer

Italian Studies (2021)

57th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Marty Supreme (2025)

Midcredits 93rd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Fred Hechinger's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles24–90 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles9–59 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles43–85 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles28–64 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles28–77 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Fred Hechinger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fred Hechinger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Maya Hawke shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers